verb (used with object) 1. to subject to a stress test.noun 1. a test, especially one conducted in a laboratory, to determine how much pressure, tension, wear, or the like a given product or material can withstand. 2. Medicine/Medical. a test of cardiovascular health made by recording heart rate, blood pressure, electrocardiogram, and other parameters while a person undergoes physical exertion. 3. a simulation test to determine how a given institution, system, etc., would perform under greater than usual stresses or pressures: the government’s stress test for big banks; mandatory stress tests for nuclear plants; a website stress test that simulates peak traffic.

stress test n. A graded test to measure an individual’s heart rate and oxygen intake while undergoing strenuous physical exercise, as on a treadmill.

[stres-tahymd] /ˈstrɛsˌtaɪmd/ adjective, Phonetics. (of a language) 1. having a rhythm in which stressed syllables tend to occur at regular intervals of time, regardless of the number of intervening unstressed syllables.

verb (used with object) 1. to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground. 2. to hold out, reach forth, or extend (one’s arm, head, etc.). 3. to extend, spread, or place (something) so as to […]

verb (used with object) 1. to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground. 2. to hold out, reach forth, or extend (one’s arm, head, etc.). 3. to extend, spread, or place (something) so as to […]

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